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An Account of the Abipones: An Equestrian People of Paraguay, Volume 1

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Martin Dobrizhoffer

J. Murray, 1822 - Abipon Indians

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Prefatory Book on the State of Paraguay	1

Of the new Limits established in Paraguay at the last	7

Of Sta Cruz de la Sierra and the colonies of the Chi	11

Of the sedition of the Uruguayans on account of	18

Of the Fable of the pretended King Nicholas and	27

Of the famous General Pedro Ceballos Royal Gover	38

Of the Jesuits called into Paraguay by Francis Victoria	42

Of the new Colonies of the Ytatingua Indians St Joa	56

Of the Slavery of the Indians prohibited or regulated	163

Of the two yearly Floods	188

Of the various perils to be encountered in the naviga	198

Of the incredible Multitudes of Horses Mules Oxen	218

Of the Form Variety Teaching Diseases Cures	227

Of Mules	241

Of the various Temperature of the Air and other	247

Of Amphibious Animals the Crocodile Seal Otter	291

vages	96

Of the Payaguas Guaycurus Abipones Mocobios	113

Of the other Indian Tribes who wander without Chaco	126

Of the exceeding fidelity which the Guaranies have	133

Of the Voyage of three Jesuits to explore the shores	146

Of the Island of St Maló occupied by the French	154

Of the more rare Birds as the Emu Parrot Tunca	308

Of many Species of Fish unknown to Europe and	343

Of remarkable Trees the Holy Wood Guayacan	349

Of Tucuman and the cities of Cordoba St Iago c 40	369

Of various kinds of Vegetables	428

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Martin Dobrizhoffer
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Martin Dobrizhoffer
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Title	An Account of the Abipones: An Equestrian People of Paraguay, Volume 1 Volume 1 of An Account of the Abipones, Martin Dobritzhofer An Account of the Abipones: An Equestrian People of Paraguay, Martin Dobrizhoffer Landmarks in anthropology
Author	Martin Dobrizhoffer
Translated by	Sara Coleridge Coleridge
Publisher	J. Murray, 1822
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	30 Sep 2008

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